(Opt.) Items Donated to a Food Bank At a food bank a case

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Problem 31RE

(Opt.) Items Donated to a Food Bank At a food bank a case of donated items contains 10 cans of soup, 8 cans of vegetables, and 8 cans of fruit. If 3 cans are selected at random to distribute, find the probability of getting 1 vegetable and 2 cans of fruit. (5−4)

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QUESTION:

Problem 31RE

(Opt.) Items Donated to a Food Bank At a food bank a case of donated items contains 10 cans of soup, 8 cans of vegetables, and 8 cans of fruit. If 3 cans are selected at random to distribute, find the probability of getting 1 vegetable and 2 cans of fruit. (5−4)

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The donated items contains 10 cans of soup, 8 cans of vegetables, and 8 cans of fruit.

Three cans are selected randomly.

We have to find the probability of getting 1 vegetable and 2 cans of fruit.


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